Travis Soto v. Brian Siefker

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How courts have described this case

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• holding that district court has “power to construe the statutes involved to determine whether the [Secretary of the Army] did exceed his powers,” and that if he did, “judicial relief from this illegality would be available”
• holding that district court has “power to construe the statutes involved to determine whether the [Secretary of the Army] did exceed his powers,” and that if he did, “judicial relief from this illegality would be available”
• noting courts' \duty to avoid deciding constitutional questions presented unless essential to proper disposition of a case\
• finding the district court had jurisdiction to review petitioners’ actions seeking declaratory judgments that the Secretary of Army’s issuance of other than honorable discharge certificates were void and in excess of his powers
• “In keeping with our duty to avoid deciding constitutional questions presented unless essential to proper disposition of a case, we look first to petitioner’s non-constitutional claim ***.”
• “Moreover, the claims presented in these cases may be entertained by the District Court because petitioners have alleged judicially cognizable injuries.”

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